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All abandon synonyms

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verb abandon

  • leave behind β€” fail to bring
  • quit β€” to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
  • drop out β€” a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • pull out β€” to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
  • dump β€” to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
  • ditch β€” a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
  • discontinue β€” to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
  • stop β€” to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
  • leave β€” to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
  • withdraw β€” to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
  • vacate β€” to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
  • discard β€” to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
  • surrender β€” to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
  • desert β€” A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
  • renounce β€” to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
  • reject β€” to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • forsake β€” to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.
  • leave behind β€” fail to bring
  • give β€” to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • screw β€” a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
  • abdicate β€” If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen.
  • drop β€” a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • yield β€” to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
  • duck β€” any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
  • dust β€” earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
  • disown β€” to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce: to disown one's heirs; to disown a published statement.
  • jilt β€” to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.
  • dispose of β€” to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
  • throw out β€” to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • throw away β€” to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • relinquish β€” to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
  • call off β€” If you call off an event that has been planned, you cancel it.
  • cancel β€” If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.

adjective abandon

  • empty β€” A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.

noun abandon

  • wantonness β€” (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior.
  • unconstraint β€” lack of constraint: Their home has a feeling of unconstraint and warm hospitableness.
  • recklessness β€” utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
  • wildness β€” living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
  • licence β€” license.
  • license β€” formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
  • intemperance β€” excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
  • unrestraint β€” absence of or freedom from restraint.
  • uninhibited β€” not inhibited or restricted: uninhibited freedom to act.
  • spontaneity β€” the state, quality, or fact of being spontaneous.
  • disregard β€” to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • freedom β€” the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
  • impulse β€” the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under a generous impulse; to strike out at someone from an angry impulse.
  • licentiousness β€” sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
  • thoughtlessness β€” lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
  • unwanton β€” done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
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